Past Simple and Past Progressive

• He was surfing the net while the officer was stopping him

• He was surfing the net when the officer was stopping him

• He was surfing the net when the officer stopped him

• He surfed the net when the officer stopped him

Anna _________ while Tim _________

• (A) was dancing (B) was singing

• (A) were dancing (B) was singing

• (A) was dancing (B) were singing

• (A) were dancing (B) were singing

As I ____________ school, I _____________ on a banana peel.

• left / slipped

• was leaving / slipped

• was leaving / was slipping

• were leaving / slipped

The pupils ______________ when the bell ____________

• wrote / rang

• wrote / was ringing

• were writing / was ringing

• were writing / rang

The rain ______________ when my father _____________ the car.

• started / was washing

• started / washed

• was starting / washed

• started / were washing

After I came back from my football practice, I _______ a shower and ________ to sleep.

• was taking / went
• took / went
• take / go
• was taking / was going

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

Ben _____________ us while we ______________ football in the yard.

• seed / were playing

• saw / was playing

• was seeing / were playing

• saw / were playing

Suzy _____________ her homework while her friend ___________ dinner.

• was doing / was making

• did / made

• was doing / made

• did / was making

"What ____________ last night at 8 p.m. ?"
"I ___________ the dog.

• did you do / walked
• were you doing / was walking
• were you doing / walked
• were you do / walking

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

My sister _____________ me something on the phone, when I suddenly ______________ that I needed to go to work.

• was telling / remembered

• told / remembered

• was telling / was remembering

• were telling / remembered